GRE Word List
PHOENIX
a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period
The meaning of the word phoenix is a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| exact | to call for forcibly or urgently and obtain |
| nonchalance | the quality or state of being nonchalant |
| extricate | to free or remove from an entanglement or difficulty |
| purge | to clear of guilt |
| primogeniture | the state of being the firstborn of the children of the same parents |
| dissertation | an extended usually written treatment of a subject |
| entity | being |
| stint | a period of time spent at a particular activity |
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| exult | to be extremely joyful : rejoice |